Fixed key plunger type mechansim(s) for the guitar playing assist apparatus

Abstract

A Guitar playing Assist Apparatus is provide with a fixed key plunger type assembly. A thin flat body of clear plastic with a key pad on the inside back base, and a chord scale on the outside front of the base. The chord scale is fitted with braille nodules for guiding the proper placement of the fingers on the base. On the top or upper side, and bottom or lower side of the base are gripping angles for providing a multi chord device. Multiple fixed key plunger type assemblies may provided in lieu of the sliding key lever type mechanisms which can be installed onto or into the base, and which is manipulated by a human hand, or an artificial hand, is pressed and positioned onto the guitar neck, fret and strings to form and sound guitar chords and/or notes.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A device for assisting a user in generating a chord on a guitar, said device comprising:
 a clear and a plastic body having a set of matched strings laminated on its outward face sized and set apart to actual scale, said body is a generally planar body having an upper end generally parallel to a lower end and an inner surface parallel to an outer surface, said planar body is formed of a generally rigid material and said key pads are formed of a generally resilient material means to engage the guitar strings mounted to said guitar underneath said inner surface, wherein said means to engage said guitar strings comprises at least one key pad mounted to and extending from said inner surface, said at least one key pad is positioned opposite a chord indicia on said body and is adapted to press said guitar string on the finger board in the same manner as a human finger tip;   a neck guide affixed along the entire length of said upper end and extending laterally inward, wherein said neck guide and said gripping base generally provide lateral tracking about the neck of said guitar for guiding said planar body smoothly along said strings of said guitar;   a gripping base affixed along the entire length of said lower end and extending laterally inward;   wherein a plurality of said key pads are provided on and positioned to said inner surface of said body in a manner that can be slideably adjusted such as to mechanically impinge said guitar strings to generate said a selected chord when positioned selectedly and fingers are placed on said chord indicia positioned on said outside surface of said body opposite each one of said key pads, said chord indicia mark the proper placement of said fingers, and said key pads are formed of a generally resilient material; and   a chord indicia on said outer surface, wherein said chord indicia corresponds to the guitar chord generated, wherein said chord indicia comprises tactile guides on said outer surface that are raised or depressed to provide a means to easily identify said proper placement of said fingers.   
     
     
         3 . The device for assisting a user in generating a chord on a guitar of  claim 2 , wherein said chord comprises tactile guides on said outer surface that are raised. 
     
     
         4 . The device for assisting a user in generating a chord on a guitar of  claim 2 , wherein said chord comprises tactile guides on said outer surface that are depressed in the form of indentations, protrusions or finger holes. 
     
     
         5 . The device for assisting a user in generating a chord on a guitar of  claim 2 , wherein said chord comprises tactile guides on said outer surface further comprise a fixed key plunger type mechanisms to provide a means to easily identify said proper placement of said fingers to press onto said fret and neck of said guitar to generate a plurality of/or multiple guitar chords as well as open guitar chords.